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Origami USA Convention 1990
Published: 1990 by Origami USA
Pages: 326
Binding: Spiral-bound
Language: English
Buy from: Origami USA
Overall Impression
This is a very big compilation of various models. Difficulty and diagramming quality vary.
The Models
| Model | Creator | Notes | Photo (Click for a larger image) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barker | Ranana Benjamin | Simple barking dog | |
| Cow head | Megan Hicks | Simple | |
| Cat | Martha Mitchen | Very nice |
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| Bear | Edwin Corrie | From A4 - nice | |
| Squirrel | Gloria Farison | Simple | |
| Goat - mountain | Jim Bradford | From a rectangle - nice | |
| Turtle | James M. Sakoda | From a hexagon - nice | |
| Valerie's Giraffe | Jerry Harris | Cute | |
| Koala - climbing | Steven Casey | Excellent - Koala on a branch | |
| House Cat | Michael Sussman | From a rectangle - nice | |
| Horse | Seiji Nishikawa |
Very nice Also published in Works of Seiji Nishikawa |
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| Zebra | John Montroll | Same as in African Animals in Origami - excellent color change for the stripes |
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| Gazelle | Luis Bas Arrechea | From a triangle - nice | |
| Elephant - African | Marc Kirschenbaum | Very nice and 3D | |
| Screaming Eagle | Cyril Tessier | From a $ bill - simple | |
| Presidential portraits | Carol Tams | From 2 $ bills - mixing up the presidents' faces | |
| Washington twins | Cyril Tessier | From 2 $ bills | |
| Ring | Kenneth Kawamura | From a $ bill | |
| Bow tie | E. D. Sullivan | From a $ bill | |
| 5 point Star | Russell Cashdollar | From a $ bill | |
| Turtle | Ted Bond | From a $ bill - nice | |
| Gorilla | Rosalind Joyce | From a $ bill - nice | |
| Bow tie | Gene Ullman | From a $ bill | |
| Heart change purse | Shirley Johannesma | From a $ bill | |
| Kangaroo | Eric Tend | From a $ bill - very nice | |
| Star of David ring | Kenneth Kawamura | From a $ bill - very nice | |
| Beating heart / heart with pocket | Edwin Young | Simple | |
| Frame - Heart | Aldo Putignano | ||
| Heart for card | Shirley Johannesma | ||
| Heart card #1 | Shirley Johannesma | ||
| Heart decoration | Shirley Johannesma | ||
| Heart ring | Francis Ow | From a rectangle - nice | |
| Heart of my heart | Edwin Young | Small heart on a bigger heart | |
| Valentine stick pin | Jerry Harris | Nice - heart with arrow | |
| Fish | Karen Reeds | Simple |
 Folded by Eileen Tan |
| Calvin the Clam | Lenny Kazlas | Simple | |
| Penguin | Melinda Smith | Simple | |
| Seashell | Kenneth Kawamura | Simple | |
| Seal | Nick Robinson | Nice 3D | |
| Seal | Jerry Harris | Nice | |
| Blue crab / rock crab | Marc Kirschenbaum | Excellent |
 Folded by Sebastian Curvers |
| Sparrow | Gloria Farison | Cute | |
| New flapping bird | Stephen Weiss | ||
| Duck | Edwin Corrie | Simple | |
| Swan | Melinda Smith & Jerry Harris | Nice | |
| Delta | Stephen Weiss | Flying plane from a rectangle | |
| Swan | Edwin Corrie | Cute | |
| Swan & cygnet | Gloria Farison | Very nice | |
| Bald headed eagle | Fred Rohm | Very nice | |
| Fly | Jan William Derksen | Excellent |
 On the left |
| Butterfly | Marc Kirschenbaum | Very nice | |
| Origami building block | Mark Kennedy | Traditional models | |
| Puppet with story | Rachel Katz | Simple | |
| Light reflector | Carol Tams | A tube that reflects light | |
| Pinwheel | Nick Robinson | 4 units | |
| Optiscope | Deg Farelly | Nice optical toy | |
| Bat | Luis Bas Arrechea | Very nice | |
| Lizard | Dan Torpey | Nice | |
| Marsupisaurus | Jim McGlothin & Gloria Farison | Simple dinosaur with a pocket | |
| Bug-eyed Frog | James M. Sakoda | Nice | |
| Goliath beetle | Todd Kirschenbaum | From a rectangle - good | |
| Mouse | Edwin Corrie | Simple & nice | |
| Scarab beetle | Alfredo Giunta | From a rectangle - same as the cockroach #2 from Origami gli Insetti - excellent |
 Folded by Jake Crowley |
| Pteranodon | Seiji Nishikawa | Excellent | |
| Tyrannosaurus Rex | Seiji Nishikawa | Very nice | |
| Dragon | Matthew Green | Nice |
 Folded by Eileen Tan |
| Freddy | Lenny Kazlas | A man with a claw hand and a hat... Sounds familiar? | |
| Dragon strike! | Thomas Hull | Nice | |
| House and clown corner fold | Leon Loose | ||
| Pajarita page marker | Francis Ow | From a rectangle | |
| Self mailer | Paul H. Krueger | Letter fold From a rectangle | |
| Frame - star | Schuyler Duveen | ||
| Kiss envelope | Ichiro Kinoshita | Very nice - envelope with lips | |
| Frame | Francis Ow | From a rectangle | |
| Photo stand | Ichiro Kinoshita | Very good! | |
| Occasional Box | May Leo | From a rectangle | |
| Box | Idan Schwartz | ||
| Stars | Francis Ow | 6 units - several variations | |
| Kaleidoscope star | Mark W. Kennedy | ||
| Decoration | Julio Lopez Perez | ||
| Stars | Ricky W.K. Wong | ||
| Snowflake | Mark W. Kennedy | ||
| Module for sonobe cube | Lewis Simon | ||
| Modular decorative cube | Lewis Simon & Bennet Arnstein | ||
| Star - 16 point | Kenneth Kawamura | ||
| Self closing box | Jack Knutsen | ||
| Star | Christofer Zima | ||
| Star | Matthew Green | ||
| 8 point star | James M. Sakoda | ||
| Star of David | Fred Rohm | Excellent | |
| Snap star | James M. Clark | ||
| 6 pointed Star | James M. Clark | From a hexagon | |
| Purse | Annie Reeds | Simple | |
| Tulip | Caroline Lautner | Very simple | |
| Crane dish | Shirley Johannesma | ||
| Christmas Candles page marker | Jim Bradford | Nice | |
| Chair | Karen Reeds | From a rectangle - nice | |
| Menorah | Reuben Copen | From a rectangle - nice | |
| Golf club and bag | Louise Cooper | From rectangles - nice | |
| Shoe | Nick Robinson | From a rectangle - very nice | |
| Dish | Marcia Mau | ||
| Purse 1 | Aldo Putignano | ||
| Purse 2 | Aldo Putignano | ||
| House | Steven Casey | Nice - 3D | |
| House - 2 story | Doborah Claypool | 2D | |
| Car | Nick Robinson | 2D | |
| Piggy bank | Lev Steshenko | Nice | |
| Baby | Robert J. Lang | Fantastic. Also published in Origami Design Secrets |
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| Baby buggy | Raymond K. McLain | From a rectangle - very nice | |
| Horse & covered wagon | Aaron Einbond | From 2 rectangles - very nice |
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